Mount Sherrill is a

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located in Greene County,

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, and is named after

Eliakim Sherrill Eliakim Sherrill (February 16, 1813July 4, 1863) was an antebellum United States Congressman from the state of New York and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysb ...

, and is part of the

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. Mount Sherrill is flanked to the east by

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, and to the west by Balsam Mountain. Mount Sherrill stands within the

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of the

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, which drains into

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. The northern slopes of Mt. Sherrill drain via Bennett Brook and Newton Brook into the West Kill, then into

Schoharie Creek Schoharie Creek is a river in New York that flows north from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskills through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City's Schoharie ...

, the

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, and, finally, the Hudson River. The west side of Mt. Sherrill drains into Bushnellsville Creek, thence into

Esopus Creek Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Uls ...

, and the Hudson River. The southeast side of Mt. Sherrill drains through Peck Hollow into Esopus Creek. Mount Sherrill is contained within the Westkill Mountain Wilderness Area of New York's

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. There is no hiking trail over the mountain, although an extension of the Devil's Path west from West Kill Mtn. has been contemplated.

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External links

Mount Sherrill Hiking Info.
Catskill 3500 Club
Peakbagger.com: Mount Sherrill
* Mountains of Greene County, New York Catskill High Peaks Mountains of New York (state) {{GreeneCountyNY-geo-stub

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